I've been a fair weather fan of Philosophy's On a Clear Day Retinol Clarifying Lotion for over a year now.  I love the way it works but my lust for new products causes me to occasionally stray from one of the few things that keeps my skin clear of acne and the nasty scars they leave behind.  Call me fickle, but when I read of a new trendy product, I lust after it and eventually buy it, convincing myself that this new product will change my skin forever!   If only that were true!

I recently rediscovered my love for this product when my skin broke out like crazy after using an "all natural oil" that was just too rich for my already oily/acne prone skin.  It was one of those moments where you feel like slapping your forehead with the palm of your hand in amazement of how gullible you were.  Doh!

This quotation is both beautiful and true.  We at times are our own worst enemies.  Sometimes we try to hurt others or try to get away with things we know are wrong without first thinking about the effects of our actions.  Even though we don't intend for our actions to come back and bite us in the butt, they almost always do.

I'm still trying to find my groove on this website.  The blogger format is so different from what I was used to on wordpress.  Anyhow, I'm going to start doing some features.  This one is called "Monday Bytes", not only because Mondays are typically crappy days, but because I want to showcase all the websites and/or video posts that I liked recently to share them with you all.  

• Fluffy No Sew Skirt  {YesterdayOnTues}
• Does Your Makeup Have a Shelf Life? {Allure}
• Bronze & Blue Look with Estee Lauder, Giorgio Armani & Urban Decay {Temptalia}
• Chanel Rouge Coco Shine {KarlaSugar}
• Rolling with the Hot Pink from the New Urban Decay Rollergirl Palette {MakeupandBeautyBlog}
• Le Métier de Beauté Lip Creme in Framboise Cremé {PinkSith|
• Ivy Path {Fashiontoast}
• Loving Right Now {BeautyLookBook}

Bobbi Brown Friends & Family Sale 2011 – 20% off!

This is my chihuahua, Buddy.  He is a teacup chihuahua from Australia originally, relocated to Hawai'i after born.  He is the best pal, confidant, ego booster and guard dog ever.   I had large dogs my entire life growing up and after they passed, I decided to get a smaller dog.  Enter Buddy, sitting ever so innocently in his little display at the pet store.  He was cheaper than normal because at the time, his skull wasn't completely fused together (something common in teacup chihuahuas) so I took the little guy home.  He weighed a robust 2 lbs at the time and warmed up and became one of the most dynamic members of our family.

Here are his stats:

AGE:  Almost 3 years old (his birthday is on May 5th).
WEIGHT:  3.5 - 4 lbs
HOBBIES:  Playing with his toys, sitting on laps, howling, chewing on bones, running through the grass, barking at dogs, going "bye bye" with me whenever I leave the house, and most importantly....chewing on my son's old socks.

He is my cutie and since he's always around when I'm photographing, I thought I'd include him in my posts and officially introduce him to the blog.

Hope you all are having a fabulous week!

Today is the ultimate in irritating days for me.  Just going to wind down and take a few hours to gather myself before coming on to blog.  These are called crown flowers.  They're interesting to look at and photographed well.